Unexpected - Jeon Jungkook

Chapter 13

The evening is relatively tranquil as you lay across the sectional in your living room, your legs sprawled about your couch as you sit flicking through the various movie selections on your streaming device. You pass a variety of romantic comedies, knowing while they are your favorite, they would surely make you think about a person you've been desperately trying to purge from your mind. Despite your efforts over the last few days to forget your moment of passion with Jungkook, you still find yourself thinking about him, stealing glances across your balcony, or even listening to the sound of his music through the walls.

To your surprise, most of the exhilarating thrill of your prank war is fading as your life becomes suddenly more peaceful. It's been almost a week without any pranks or obnoxiously loud music. Instead, it's tolerable and your interactions with Jungkook seem fleeting.

While a part of you misses the banter and the silly tricks you pull on each other, another part of you is thankful for the distance. You know ultimately there is nothing you can say to Jungkook without feeling immensely embarrassed about the fact that you were screaming his name while he made you gush across your kitchen counter.

The few moments in passing that you did manage to share with Jungkook were simple nods of acknowledgment and pure avoidance. There was a very clear discomfort between the two of you and part of you craves to know why. On your end, you knew that since that day, you can't seem to get Jungkook out of your mind. You find yourself longing for an argument or smart-mouth comment from him just to have another moment in his presence. While he drove you insane, the lull in your banter was almost suffocating compared to your old tiresome reality.

You can't help but wonder what he thinks of all of this. Is his distance out of regret? Was the sex not good for him like it was for you? Why did he insist on avoiding you just as you did him?

You let out a sigh as you finally stumble across a sitcom, clicking away on your remote as the theme song blares through your living room. You let your head fall back against the couch cushions as you reach for your phone, noticing a text from Roxanne as you tap your screen to illuminate it. You've been avoiding her text messages all day, anticipating that if she became aware of you simply relaxing she would drag you out clubbing when all you want to do is rest.

A soft thumping begins to resonate through your wall, Jungkook's familiar playlist is vaguely audible over the sound of your television. Your stare shifts toward the wall, irritation sparking as you sit up. While you should be annoyed, you find yourself happy to hear the strangely comforting sound.

The moment is interrupted by the sudden blare of your ringtone, causing you to flinch from the distraction. You glance down at your phone, sighing as you see Roxanne's name displayed across the screen. You contemplate letting it ring, but ultimately decide to answer considering she would persistently continue messaging your phone until you did answer.

"Hello." You mutter after tapping the screen of your phone to accept her call. You sluggishly pull the device to your ear as Roxanne's boisterous voice echoes through the speaker.

"Y/N, what are you doing? Isn't it your night off?" She interrogates as you roll your eyes at her predictability.

You nibble on your bottom lip as you come up with some lie to cover yourself. "Yeah, but I had some errands to run today. I just got home." You hope she doesn't call your bluff as you fiddle with the remote of the television in your free hand.

"Oh." Her voice almost seems disappointed as she addresses someone off to the side. You aren't able to identify who she's talking to before she comes back onto the phone. "Well, what's new at least? Seems like I haven't talked to you all week."

"It's been okay." You state plainly, knowing your week has been anything but normal and okay.

Roxanne's voice deepens as she adopts a flirtatious tone. "Anything new and exciting with your neighbor?" She giggles, causing you to blush on the opposite end of the phone. The reality was there was a lot new and exciting about Jungkook. However, how were you supposed to explain everything to your friend?